Maevish

Maevish ASN, RN

ICU, Postpartum, Onc, PACU

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  1. How did YOU get a new grad residency position?

    Maevish replied to onajourney's topic in California Nursing

    I had gotten a job before I graduated as a nurse, but I'm not sure what a new grad residency program is. Do you get

  2. Fresno State Fall 2016

    Maevish replied to rayrayb's topic in California Nursing

    I'm not sure, but be one of the good students once you get in cause the Fresno City students tended to be way easier to work with than the Fresno State ones. Best of luck to ya!!

  3. Always Rumors

    Maevish replied to babynurse101's topic in First Year After Licensure

    People will talk crap no matter what. If you hadn't done this "thing", it would be something else. It's hard to deal with when you're not new, but it happened to me about 5 years into my first job...

  4. Nurse's Week Gifts from Employers

    Maevish replied to twss2323's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Nada. Last night there were massage therapists going around and giving massages, but the two of us in ICU were too busy to do one when they came at 2200. They said they'd come back at 2300, but we...

  5. Manners....are they obsolete ?

    Maevish replied to Keepstanding's topic in School

    They're non-existent and not being taught like they used to be. There were always rude people, but for the most part, those lessons on how to be a basic human started at home and parents were...

  6. Disrespectful patient

    Maevish replied to hwknrs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I may be judged up the wazoo for this, but that's ok. If someone is out of their mind with Alzheimer's and/or dementia (or other condition, including extreme pain, that makes them out of their mind),...

  7. Nurses smoking weed?

    Maevish replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    If you're coming to work high and not using the form of it they use in children for seizures, etc, then you have no business being at work. I think most people are talking about the use of it outside...

  8. Nurses smoking weed?

    Maevish replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    I think the problem they have (myself included) is it's no worse than alcohol. It has more positive aspects than alcohol will ever have, yet alcohol is legal while the other isn't. It doesn't make...

  9. Nurses smoking weed?

    Maevish replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    From what I remember, the good edibles usually taste close to the real thing (brownie, cookie, cake, etc) and there are even cookbooks out there with recipes on how to use the oils/butters to cook...

  10. bullying? racism? or overreacting?

    Maevish replied to beachbum2000's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THANK you! Bullying happens when you're kids and usually it's good for you (to a point). The race doesn't matter, although I could see how it might look to someone who sees that first in every...

  11. Is this a hipaa violation?

    Maevish replied to NurseRatchedTheBest's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    While I mostly agree with this, if you have a crazy situation that's a rare occurrence where you work/live, I think you should mind what you say even more. For instance, if there was a huge trauma...

  12. Why preceptors don't precept

    Maevish replied to sauce's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Wow. "If you cant get into a real school..."?? Sounded like a dig on community colleges (or other "less than" institutions) which I take offense to because I went to an excellent one for a time and...

  13. Planned Parenthood NP

    Maevish replied to OCRN3's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I could never do it because of some of the things I might see or be forced to think about, but a couple of my nursing school friends have done it and like it. They make good money as well, this being...

  14. Why would you give this up??

    Maevish replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    I don't know why this is such a bad idea. Isn't part of what's great about nursing the fact that you can change areas/specialties without going back to school for another degree? My mom could...

  15. Let's Talk about you!

    Maevish replied to Supernrse01's topic in School

    Loaded questions, you ask, young padawan.... In college I was a music major (piano performance) since I've played since I was 4 and always loved it. So I was music-pre vet. Then I let someone talk...

  16. Female vs male patients

    Maevish replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I never thought about it, but you're right! Except when I've worked in post partum, women in general tend to be more needy and (for lack of a better word) obnoxious with the "little stuff". Men can...

  17. Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    Maevish replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    As are never pointless. If you want to continue your education, they will matter though. I say that there's nothing wrong with being a A/B/C student (hopefully way more Bs than Cs, especially with...

  18. I'm starting to think this field attracts a lot of crazy people

    Maevish replied to swirlies's topic in General Students

    In my classes there was always at least one know-it-all, but at the most only 3-4, which isn't bad when you consider the size of most classes. The nurses, on the other hand, I don't know what to tell...

  19. New BSN With 4 years School Nurse Experience as ADN - Can't Land a Hospital Job

    Maevish replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    I'm in the same boat...9 years of acute care nursing (most of it in ICU/PACU) and haven't been able to land a hospital staff job even after hundreds upon hundreds of applications. I've even called...

  20. Psychiatric History - Can I still become a nurse?

    Maevish replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    If you can do the responsible thing and make sure you keep your doctor appointments and make them very aware of your situation, you should be good to go. It's always a good idea to check in yourself,...

  21. They're forcing me to work a different shift

    Maevish replied to Lapishsunsmile's topic in General Nursing

    Most places I've worked you don't get leave for this sort of situation unless it's immediate family (and some places don't even count grandparents-it has to be a brother, sister, mother, father,...

  22. What nursing task do you loathe???

    Maevish replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    ostomies and bed

  23. Nursing side jobs?

    Maevish replied to RN Cupcake's topic in General Nursing

    Plastic surgery is a good field. If you work with a good one there won't be any medically unstable pts and the pay is usually only about $10 less an hour than the hospital. Or you could just do OT at...

  24. Irrational patients

    Maevish replied to Smilie0809RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have less patience for this because I'm in ICU. I went here because I love the gtts and the management of a critically ill patient. However, when they've gotten a bit better from their OD, ETOH...

  25. What offends you (nursing related)?

    Maevish replied to milesims's topic in General Nursing

    It's usually difficult to accommodate those requests on the floor, but if there's someone coming on that wasn't there the night before (so not getting "their" pt's back) and you've been abused...